Conduent (CNDT) Competitors

Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and Conduent (NASDAQ:CNDT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, XMTR or CNDT?

Conduent has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Conduent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xometry	$545.53M	3.09	-$50.40M	-$0.99	-33.57
Conduent	$3.36B	0.13	$426M	$1.37	2.03

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XMTR or CNDT?

97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Conduent shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Xometry shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Conduent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, XMTR or CNDT?

Xometry has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Conduent has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XMTR or CNDT more profitable?

Conduent has a net margin of 8.66% compared to Xometry's net margin of -8.52%. Xometry's return on equity of -8.30% beat Conduent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xometry	-8.52%	-8.30%	-3.83%
Conduent	8.66%	-11.28%	-3.45%

Do analysts rate XMTR or CNDT?

Xometry presently has a consensus price target of $35.78, suggesting a potential upside of 7.67%. Given Xometry's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Xometry is more favorable than Conduent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xometry	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Conduent	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to XMTR or CNDT?

In the previous week, Conduent had 1 more articles in the media than Xometry. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Conduent and 3 mentions for Xometry. Xometry's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Conduent's score of 1.18 indicating that Xometry is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xometry	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Conduent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Xometry and Conduent tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.